Wikimedia Foundation/Communications/WikiConference India 2016

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This page outlines the Wikimedia Foundation Communications Department's activities at WikiConference India 2016.

Overview[edit]

The Communications Department will be attending WikiConference 2016 to provide capacity building, share recent user research findings, increase project awareness, and network with community members.

Attending[edit]

Zachary McCune Global Audience Communications Manager
  • Communications skills training
  • New Readers user research
  • Meetups
  • Networking

Activities[edit]

The department will be facilitating these workshops and discussions:

The department is also participating in these activities:

Objectives[edit]

With its participation in the conference, the department hopes to achieve these objectives:

  • Help community projects expand their communications capacity
  • Network with members of the community
  • Share recent research findings of the New Readers project
  • Explore how New Readers project findings can be used by Indic communities
  • Engage community members in Wikimedia Foundation's digital media efforts
  • Showcase how the department is working with other Wikimedia Foundation teams and affiliates to amplify the impact of new projects
  • Discuss and identify advocacy needs of affiliates - in particular what tools affiliates would find helpful
  • Discuss strategies and opportunities for raising Wikimedia project awareness in India
  • Offer formal guidance on photography and digital storytelling tools
  • Discuss initiatives the department is considering

Presentation and workshop materials[edit]

What we know about New Readers in India -- Wikiconference India 2016 "Taking better photographs" - Workshop guide from Wikiconference India

Workshop attendees, feedback, and results[edit]

Attendees of the "Taking better photographs" workshop at Wikiconference India 2016
Photo workshop participants with Zachary McCune
  • More than 15 conference participants attended the "What we know about New Readers in India" presentation
  • More than 54 conference participants attended the "Taking better photographs" workshop